nmcabecadas Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 This is a pictorial building sequence of the 1/72 Focke Wulf 190 A8 in 1/72 scale. More detailled explanations are in my blog, and can be translated from portuguese to english with most online translators with acceptable success.The interior, already painted and with decals. The seatbelts are made from paper painted in brown and glued in the seat./media/tinymce_upload/22fbc4c5e93b244958d4c13feb355645.JPGAnother view from the interior./media/tinymce_upload/3e1d59a0aeedee4457110158248fea9b.JPGThe assembled fuselage with the interior in place and the lower wings with some parts added, both with the interior painted. The engine parts are already painted in metal and inside the cowling./media/tinymce_upload/2f725e05126abb0679e3ba15e31e1b84.JPGThe main assembly, including fuselage, wings and stabilizers. The armement is in place, but other small parts are still missing./media/tinymce_upload/1dd3606401169c5c413a16943ca99a9d.JPGThe most parts, including undercarriage are already in place, canopy, propeller and pilot are painted, but the later will not be present in the assembled model./media/tinymce_upload/fb1f2fa86fc4682655bdeaf7a53eb74c.JPGBase model with black lines and aluminium paint in some areas. All joins are already check and filled./media/tinymce_upload/1e0e8a58d252d47862edd99795c8118c.JPGThe complete model, with the canopy in place, ready to be painted. Interior, undercarriage, engine, propeller, weapons and other smaller detais are already painted./media/tinymce_upload/71611549579928623a65a74378a2d105.JPGThe proposed painting scheme for Anton Hackl (192 kills), serving with the JG 26, in September 1944./media/tinymce_upload/3cc155d80305931f08f25914539cd451.jpgThe kit, with base paint and markings. Most decals are included in the kit, but rear crosses and tactical/call signs come from a aftermarket sheet./media/tinymce_upload/bd9766e1253c966e3e9bd00f21295c82.JPGFinished model, with aerial and the small base in the canopy and a pilot figure from Preiser, now also made by Revell./media/tinymce_upload/7bb1a57bcdddc6a6435cb02d0aacb4fb.JPGAnother angle, the missing paint areas are more visible./media/tinymce_upload/673425035eeb1fb587e8f6fd56f96ac3.jpgA last picture, in sepia shades./media/tinymce_upload/533533902a89471dbce32541f6f83151.jpgThis is a nice little kit, however mine had problems when adding the wings to the fuselage. To achieve the correct fit I had to remove plastic from both parts until they can slide into place. This seems dificult to accept for a recent kit who should be easy to assemble without any trimming, but I found other modelers who didn't experienced the same problem. Still, the overall model is good, with the correct level of details for this scale and can be easely improved without too much effort or investment. Airfix could add decals for a different version, depicting a plane flew for a famous pilot without a big investment. The few decals I added could be included in the decals sheet without increasing the cost and may add some value to this kit. I found the last Bf 109E in the same scale a more interesting model, but this FW have very accurate lines, good details and is good value for money, being better than other models in the same price range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Symmons Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Hi Nmcabecadas.Nice build of the butcher bird and interesting scheme and diorame base sort-of bring more life to the scene. Been looking for this model since last year but I see it's now longer in the catalogue. I'm hoping that the SA importer has some old stock. Saw one recently in our local model shop but when I went to get it, it was gone. Hopefully Airfix with re-issue it in the not too distant future as it makes a good pairing with the Messerschmitt 109E. I see you mention the Me 109 you might like to see my posting on that kit in Me 109 shoot-out, where I did a comparitive build.Thanks for showing this model and keep them coming.Remembr we do this for fun John the Pom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmcabecadas Posted March 4, 2017 Author Share Posted March 4, 2017 Hi John. I saw your Bf-109 and added some comments, including about the Academy models. Airfix still have the FW 190 in starter set form. I was about to buy the BF 109E but was not in stock, so I pick the FW 190.Cheers :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-muc Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 This is my version of Starter Set A55110.Built oob + aerials. Brush painted with the paints of the set, glossed for decalling, airbrushed with matt enamel varnish as finish. The painting instructions for the camo scheme are wrong and so is my build. The medium grey should be dark and vice versa. The pitot tube was broken several times, that's why it is so strong. This would be a fine kit if there wasn't the ill fitting at the nose of the fighter./media/tinymce_upload/49cc1a4ebfbbb5473cb87c65155f8075.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/33f652bdc0006862a32d6b71edc23dee.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/08374148397ffb557ade6df8cbd92f01.jpg /media/tinymce_upload/490705d106b199714a5a7cc585d5ada2.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmcabecadas Posted June 16, 2017 Author Share Posted June 16, 2017 Very good job and its true, this kit have a poor fitting in the nose area. I had the same problem with mine. The older model, like the one I build several decades ago, despite some shortcomings, have a much better fitting. /media/tinymce_upload/9e7b20523bc0234fb9e60eec9e3aaa95.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroplanegripper Posted June 26, 2017 Share Posted June 26, 2017 That builds into a really nice kit, I have just got one ,so your build review is very helpful, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul-muc Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Here are the parts you should take care of before you are doing any cementing.Thin down the deck of B10 on the underside, so it slips into place smoothly and the fuselage halves join each other without gap.Clean the slots of the cockpit tub B10, insert the front wall C6 (don't glue now) and sand off the sides, because they are too wide. Do the same at the top of C6 where it fits into the roof of the instrument panel (in the fuselage halves).The gun sight D2 may be better cemented into fuselage half C1 before you glue them together and not to the intrument panel now. Check the fit before./media/tinymce_upload/25ef020131ffa9c9e72761573c6b8f95.jpgThen you have to sand off a lot of the material at the shoulder of C6 and, more important, about half of the thickness of mg cover C4 where it joins C6 (right oval), otherwise it wouldn't slip into the fuselage, but sit on top of it.. /media/tinymce_upload/dead854d20971400dcb252f0da2f8c0f.jpgThe bulkhead C3 is too short. Cut it into into two pieces, otherwise you will have problems with the fuselage./media/tinymce_upload/324bd84493f9f880e76035f64fc446da.jpgClean the openings for the exhaust stacks, before you cement the parts of C3 into place./media/tinymce_upload/7351826159195d4bc532b607495229fd.jpgAllways use the front ring C8 with the motor plate as a jig when adjusting the parts, especially when fitting cowling A11 and mg cover C4. (Why are all these parts on different sprues?) Now you will see that you have two gaps at the front top and bottom that need to be filled./media/tinymce_upload/500025fb51253c42a729a5195aa10702.jpgThe rear part of the canopy is too thick or too long. There is a step in the line of canopy --- fuselage where it shouldn't be. If you build it with closed canopy you should thin down the clear part cautiously until both are in line like in the picture./media/tinymce_upload/302e43ffc6d297f64dd4764dd0cfcaee.jpgIf you build it open you should know that the shield with the strut behind the seat move back with the canopy. Instructions part 12. So think where you place part A22 with A14 when cementing them into placeI'ld recommend the build in this order:1. Cementing the fuselage halves only behind canopy and wings on first step.2. Inserting the completed canopy and glueing it to its place.3. Adding the completed wings.5. Completing the fuselage with parts C4 and A11 (in this order) and then doing the filling at the nose. Now that's it with this new-tooled kit with skill level 1.Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmcabecadas Posted June 28, 2017 Author Share Posted June 28, 2017 It seems your model was in worst shape than mine, as I didn't have what in yours seems a lack of plastic in the front of C1 and C2, looking from bellow. I hade to sand the C3 part, in both sides and clean the exhaust ports and to remove some plastic from B10, but not too much, when comparing with other models. The main problem with mine was the fuselage parts being twisted, if I glue them near the rear, they split in the front and one of them was also a little up when comparing to the other. Two compound resin was used to glue both halfs of the fuselage and keep them together...Still, my main problem was adding the wings to the fuselage, because needed to remove some plastic, but, as I told before "This seems dificult to accept for a recent kit who should be easy to assemble without any trimming, but I found other modelers who didn't experienced the same problem." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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